‘A boom in “Lolita” sites on Instagram, Facebook and other platforms is allowing paedophiles to target teenage girls without fear of arrest, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has held in Re M (Children) (Disclosure to the Police) [2019] EWCA Civ 1364, that the Re C test for disclosure of material from care proceedings to the police remains good law after 23 years, and in the light of the Human Rights Act 1996, but with the qualification that disclosure must be necessary and proportionate.’
UK Police Law Blog, 31st July 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘On 1 August, the Church of England announced the publication of protocols and practice guidance for its Past Cases Review 2, (PCR2).’
Law & Religion UK, 1st August 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘A mother who murdered her two young daughters after they “got in the way” of her sex life is facing a life sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Catholic priest has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for sexually abusing two teenage boys at St Joseph’s College in Upholland in the 70s and 80s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th July 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important Children Public Law cases.’
Family Law Week, 31st July 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Scotland yard has claimed it cannot publish the unredacted report into its handling of Operation Midland because to do so could reveal covert policing methods and help criminals.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Hundreds of children were sexually abused by predatory foster carers and residential home staff who were allowed to thrive, an inquiry has found. Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils exposed vulnerable children to repeated rapes and physical abuse, a report said. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said sexualised behaviour by staff was “tolerated or overlooked”.’
BBC News, 31st July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teacher who had sex with four of his pupils, including one who became pregnant, has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 29th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theft and rape are among ten offences where the chances of cases being solved has fallen to below one in 50 or two per cent, the lowest rates on record, an analysis of new Home Office figures reveals.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A retired high court judge, whose review found a catalogue of failings in Scotland Yard’s £2.5m inquiry into false claims about a VIP paedophile ring made by a former nurse, says the police may have broken the law during their investigation.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A childminder who dubbed himself the ‘Peter Pan nanny’ has been jailed for sexually abusing three children.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th July 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A teenager who watched pornography before brutally raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl can be identified for the first time, judges have ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The most senior Catholic leader in England and Wales went to extraordinary lengths to try to discredit a BBC documentary on child sexual abuse and its cover-up by the church, the Guardian can disclose.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lodger who raped and murdered a 13-year-old girl to stop her exposing him as an abuser has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 19th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Relatives who “iron” a young girl’s chest with a hot stone or other objects to delay breast formation could face up to 10 years in prison, under new guidance published by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An aspiring barrister has been jailed for 10 years after recording more than 150 children carrying out sex acts he told them to perform.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social media abuse victims must have the right to sue tech giants enshrined in a new law, children’s charities have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech at the NSPCC’s “How Safe are our Children?” conference on Tuesday 25 June 2019.’
Home Office, 25th June 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The Moors murderer Ian Brady came in contact with vulnerable borstal boys for more than five years at Wormwood Scrubs prison, Home Office files in the National Archives show.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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